tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7926776068772040613..comments2024-03-28T09:32:13.767-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Memory...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38820421095030205662017-03-28T14:54:28.954-07:002017-03-28T14:54:28.954-07:00You are most welcome Paul.You are most welcome Paul.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85097574487128215102017-03-28T14:39:12.404-07:002017-03-28T14:39:12.404-07:00Thank you for a very moving post.
Paul L. QuandtThank you for a very moving post.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83554768982009988072017-03-28T08:02:36.938-07:002017-03-28T08:02:36.938-07:00I wouldn't call that a quibble, more of a clar...I wouldn't call that a quibble, more of a clarification.<br /><br />Thanks Juvat.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69870281550774826852017-03-28T07:54:50.380-07:002017-03-28T07:54:50.380-07:00Yes, indeed.Yes, indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56134621751491071372017-03-28T07:53:01.091-07:002017-03-28T07:53:01.091-07:00One minor quibble. Back in the day, Pilots had to...One minor quibble. Back in the day, Pilots had to fly a minimum of 4 hours per month in order to continue to receive flight pay. So, staff officers would go out and fly on weekends or when they found time to maintain that pay, which is what it sounds like our two pilots were doing. By the time I got on active duty, that was no longer the case. Today, Pilots who are in an active flying billet must fly a certain number of hours to maintain currency in the jet. Staff guys no longer get to fly in most staff positions, more's the pity. I believe that was a financial decision as in the olden days, a large number of aircraft were needed in order to keep the staff guys flying. In the various drawdowns over the years someone realized that just paying the flight pay would be less expensive than all the costs associated with keeping additional aircraft on the rolls. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50773132534205324462017-03-28T07:42:34.050-07:002017-03-28T07:42:34.050-07:00That does make it worthwhile doesn't it?That does make it worthwhile doesn't it?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33435162760273583352017-03-28T07:00:27.164-07:002017-03-28T07:00:27.164-07:00Thanks Shaun.Thanks Shaun.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7315505511436264272017-03-28T06:46:56.119-07:002017-03-28T06:46:56.119-07:00Very fine post Sarge. One of the many upsides to m...Very fine post Sarge. One of the many upsides to modern communications technology is that it allows for exchanges like this which probably would never have happened if Saint Erogla had not bestowed the interwebs upon us.<br /><br />There was a heavy aluminum rain across the land and seas in those days, the likes of which we'll not see again. Every Eagle that fell was a living, breathing man with hopes and dreams and kinfolk and plans and possibilities, and none of them expected to fall.<br /><br />A wise person once told me that you seldom realize it when you're doing your most important work.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.com